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10 Shillings Ostrich
| Issuer | Biafra (Nigeria) |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse lettering | 10 shillings STRUTHIO CAMELUS |
| Edge | Plain |
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| Additional information |
Biafra's secessionist war against Nigeria ended in January 1970 with unconditional surrender, and the short-lived republic has not existed as a political entity since. Any coin issued under the "Biafra" name after that date is a private fantasy piece with no governmental authority behind it — the issuer here is a novelty manufacturer, not a state. The original Biafran coinage of 1969 was struck in aluminum and saw almost no circulation before the republic collapsed.